Pymble Ladies' College 2018 HSC results

Congratulations to our Class of 2018 HSC graduates We have known, guided and challenged you through every step of your Pymble journey. We will watch on with great pride to see where your next steps will take you as you continue to live the College motto, All’ Ultimo Lavoro – Strive for the highest.

Kindergarten to Year 12 | Boarding Years 7 to 12

pymblelc.nsw.edu.au Pymble Ladies’ College is a school of the Uniting Church in Australia for girls from Kindergarten to Year 12, with boarding available from Year 7. CRICOS 03288K

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Exceptional results from the Class of 2018 The best education in the world offers students at every age and stage myriad opportunities to grow, develop and learn; to graduate with the confidence and capabilities to be the next leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators; to be future ready, for whatever that future holds.

This doesn’t happen when students sit behind a desk and are told by teachers how things work. That was the old way. Today, real and relevant learning happens when students live the lesson; when they ‘do’, ‘experience’ and ‘create’.

As the world continues to change, our capacity as a College to look to the future and to provide experiences that enable our girls to succeed requires a different mindset to “this is the way it has always been done”. Education at Pymble is agile, forward-thinking and based on the interests and passions of our girls.

What an outstanding accomplishment for students from a nonselective school to achieve five firsts in course, three top ATARs, 21 ATARs greater than 99, 66 ATARs greater than 95 and 115 ATARs greater than 90. Congratulations to our Class of 2018 for the completion of their personalised education at Pymble and for their outstanding HSC results.

At Pymble, a key part of our strategy is our Personalised Education pedagogy.

It’s about knowing, guiding and challenging the girls to follow their academic and co-curricular interests, giving them the right balance of independence and support to aim high and to succeed in whichever areas they choose. Our intent is for each girl to achieve her personal best whether that is in music, sport, a science or a classical language.

We literally offer a world of local and international opportunities and experiences for students to develop the skills they require to succeed in tertiary study and in the work environment – skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and problem-solving, not to mention a genuine love of scholarship.

We underpin this deep, rich learning environment with a wellbeing program that prioritises each student’s mental and physical health, and a College-wide commitment to our core values of Care, Courage, Integrity, Respect and Responsibility.

Our graduates leave Pymble with a growth mindset and the knowledge, passion, confidence and skill set to make a difference in the world.

Girls, you are prepared and your future awaits but remember that you will always be Pymble girls. All’ Ultimo Lavoro.

Mrs Vicki Waters PRINCIPAL

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Dux of School one of three girls to achieve top ATAR Our 2018 Dux of School, Daphne Zhang topped the year in English Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2 and Chemistry. Along with her Co-captain of Community Service, Phoebe Coles, Daphne found the time and the passion to organise and promote awareness and fundraising events at the College which generated more than $80,000 for charities including The Smith Family, the Exodus Foundation and the Bobbin Head Cycle Classic.

Daphne also placed 17th amongst all HSC Chemistry students in NSW and was named on the All-round Achievers list of students who achieved Band 6 results (90 or better) in 2 unit courses or a Band E4 result (45 or better) in an Extension course in 10 or more units.

Daphne was one of three Pymble girls to achieve the top ATAR of 99.95.

The students are: • Emily Shen • Daphne Zhang • Anjia Zhou

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Five firsts for Pymble girls Pymble Ladies’ College has outperformed selective girls’ schools and selective co-educational schools in terms of the number of students to place First in Course in the HSC in 2018.

The five Pymble girls and their subjects are: Phoebe Coles – Agriculture Zoe Harrison – Dance Emmerson Pearce – Food Technology Sofia Whitbourn (Year 11) – Ukrainian Continuers (outside tutor) • Anjia Zhou – English ESL • • • •

The only school in NSW with students achieving more First in Course places was Sydney Grammar School, an academically selective school for boys.

In addition, 19 Pymble students earned a place in the Top Achievers in Course list across a variety of courses:

These are exceptional achievements from a school that is non-selective and I congratulate our Pymble girls for striving for and achieving the highest accolade in their studies,” said Principal, Mrs Vicki Waters.

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Charlotte Armati – 8th in Agriculture Olivia Carolan – 9th in Senior Science Alicia Chang – 6th in English Advanced Phoebe Coles – 16th in Biology Alexandra De Santi – 4th in Dance Sumyukta Garikapati – 10th in Textiles & Design Annaliese Hall – 3rd in Dance Kate Han – 16th in Modern History Vicky Huang – 5th in Food Technology Samantha Kitchen – 8th in Senior Science Giselle Laszok – 12th in Legal Studies Julia Lin – 10th in Physics Emmerson Pearce – 10th in Hospitality Angela Wang – 10th in Legal Studies Yanwen Wang – 20th in Biology Tahiré Wijetilaka – 10th in Modern History Isabelle Yu – 10th in Hospitality Daphne Zhang – 17th in Chemistry Chloe Zhu – 16th in English Advanced

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HIEVERS LIST

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ACKNOWLEDGING OUR ALL-ROUND ACHIEVERS 30 Pymble students were named in the All-round Achievers list. This list acknowledges the results of students who achieved Band 6 results (90 or better) in 2 unit courses or a Band E4 result (45 or better) in an Extension course in 10 or more units: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Charlotte Armati Maxine Betty Alicia Chang Phoebe Coles Juliette Di Bello Catherine Graham Zahraa Khan Giselle Laszok Sunny Lee Wendy Li Emily Liao Julia Lin Sayuni Mallikahewa Jenny Ni Emmerson Pearce Olivia Pesavento Georgiana Ralphs Emily Shaw Emily Shen Sonia Sun Angela Wang Jelinna Wang Yanwen Wang Sophie Webster Alice Woodbury Joyce Wu Faye Xie Penny Ying Daphne Zhang Anjia Zhou

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Congratulations must also go to our academic staff for their unwavering commitment to our Personalised Education pedagogy which focusses on knowing, guiding and challenging our girls to follow their passions and to succeed in whichever areas they choose.”

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The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) does not provide the College with ATAR results. The Director of Studies generates an estimate based on HSC results and compares these estimates with the ATAR results provided by those students who agree to provide the information. There is a high degree of correlation between the data sets.

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Dancers steal the show in 2018 HSC Pymble Ladies’ College students took out equal first, third and fourth places in the HSC Dance course in New South Wales.

First in course: Zoe Harrison Third in course: Annaliese Hall Fourth in course: Alexandra De Santi Six girls in the class of seven Pymble girls achieved a Band 6 and five received triple nominations for Callback for the three areas of study: Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance. In addition, one student received a single nomination for her Major Study Performance.

In total, Pymble’s HSC dancers received 16 nominations for the HSC Callback showcase of exemplary Dance works in the state.

Students nominated for Callback are: • A lexandra De Santi (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Madeleine Gallagher (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Annaliese Hall (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance)

• Zoe Harrison (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Phoebe Walker (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Stephanie Rennie (Major Study Performance) “ What a year for Dance at Pymble! To achieve this trifecta is extraordinary in its own right,” said Principal, Mrs Vicki Waters. “To also have five girls recognised for their work across all three areas of study is a huge success and very rare in HSC Dance. Congratulations to the girls and to the Dance staff at Pymble.”

Zoe’s achievements are all the more remarkable given her hamstring injury at the beginning of Term 3 2018 which prevented her from endurance training and practising for the month before her practical examination. “ It is a testament to the Dance program at Pymble that Zoe’s routine was able to be reworked to ensure her performances were safe and that she felt confident she could master the choreography,” Mrs Waters said.

Showcase nominations reach record heights In 2018, the number of Pymble students nominated for exhibitions and showcases of their performances and major works reached record heights. In Music, eight of 10 Music Course 2 students were nominated for inclusion in Encore.

In Dance, five of seven students received three nominations each. In Drama, 10 of 16 students were nominated for inclusion in OnSTAGE. In Visual Arts, five students had their Bodies of Work selected or nominated for inclusion in ARTEXPRESS. In Textiles and Design, one student had their work selected for inclusion in Texstyle.

Visual Arts students selected for ARTEXPRESS 2019: • Ella Hodgeman • Huasheng (Anna) Pahl

Student nominated for OnSTAGE (for individual performance): • Madeleine Gallagher

Students nominated for ARTEXPRESS 2019: • Christina Chen • Tiana Powell • Emily Xiong

Dance students nominated for inclusion in Callback: • Alexandra De Santi (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Madeleine Gallagher (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Annaliese Hall (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Zoe Harrison (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Phoebe Walker (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance) • Stephanie Rennie (Major Study Performance)

Music students nominated for ENCORE: • Audrey Chan • Christina Chen • Florence Chou • Samantha Chua • Juliette Di Bello • Rachel Down • Annaliese Hall • Annabelle Kim • Wendy Li Drama students nominated for OnSTAGE (for group performance): • Hannah Arain • Madeleine Gallagher • Catherine Graham • Annaliese Hall • Sophie Macourt • Allegra Mazin • Kinsey McGregor • Monique Muskens • Tamsyn Navra • Caitlin Quinn

Textiles and Design student selected for Texstyle: • Madeleine Hill

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Triple threat Annaliese sets sights on Broadway She sings, she dances and she can act – look out Broadway, here she comes! Our talented Annaliese Hall placed third in NSW in Dance, was named on the Honour Roll of students for achieving a Band 6 in Dance, Drama, Music 1 and Mathematics and received nominations for inclusion in Encore, OnSTAGE and Callback for her HSC performances in Music, Drama and Dance. One of five Dance students to receive triple nominations for Callback for all three areas of study (Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance), Annaliese is bound for New York, where she will attend the Broadway Dance Centre for three months before commencing musical theatre studies at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

In her time at the College, Annaliese has wowed audiences with her triple talents on stage – most recently as the lead character of Elle Woods in the musical, Legally Blonde – and for her outstanding leadership as Performing Arts Co-Captain.

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Rachel scores football scholarship While the rest of her cohort prepared to front up to their first HSC examinations at Pymble, Football star Rachel Lowe was fronting up for a flight to Beirut, Lebanon, on her way to represent Australia as a member of the Young Matildas in the 2019 AFC U19 Women’s Championship qualifiers.

After the match, Rachel headed straight to the Australian embassy to sit her Biology paper! In 2018, Rachel played 13 matches with the Young Matildas and one match with the Matildas. Rachel was able to juggle her commitment to her professional Football career and her academic requirements thanks to the Pymble Elite Sportswomen’s Program.

In 2019, Rachel will relocate to the United States of America to commence her Football scholarship with The University of California, Los Angeles.

GLOBAL PATHWAYS A Pymble education is a pathway to tertiary study at international universities all over the world, including England and the USA. Prior to the release of 2018 HSC results in December the following students attended interviews at the University of Cambridge: • Angela Seymour (Law) • Kate Han (Law) • Julia Lin • Emily Shen • Tahiré Wijetilaka (History) Alicia Chang has been selected for admission to Columbia University in New York.

Annaliese Hall successfully applied and was accepted into New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Rachel Lowe accepted a Football scholarship with The University of California, Los Angeles, commencing in 2019.

Juliette Di Bello will audition for the Royal College of Music in London, the Julliard School in New York and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

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The voice Juliette Di Bello’s voice is bound to take her places. One of the College’s most talented and versatile artists, Juliette was awarded her Licentiate Diploma in Music (LMusA) in Voice by the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) in 2018 – a rare achievement for a student of her age. During that same year, Juliette also competed in the 17 to 20 years Operatic Aria section of the Sydney Eisteddfod where she was awarded first place for her performance of Una Voce Poco Fa, from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.

Juliette was awarded the Dorothy Knox Scholarship in Year 11, and the Dame Joan Hammond Music Award in Year 12 for her outstanding performance and contribution to Music in her time at the College. She intends to study classical singing and opera at the Conservatorium of Music before heading overseas to continue her studies in London or New York.

2018 HSC RESULTS: AN OVERVIEW

2 UNIT RESULTS IN BANDS 5 AND 6 PYMBLE AVERAGE

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Every year at our Speech Night presentation, the Chair of College Council awards the School Prize to a Year 12 student who has displayed all the qualities the College fosters in students to strive for the highest in academic studies, cocurricular activities, loyalty, school spirit and in consideration of others and the environment during her Secondary School years.

Lily has been offered early entry into Macquarie University to undertake a Bachelor of Security Studies with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. She has also received entry into UNSW to study a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

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INDIGENOUS SCHOLAR WINS THE SCHOOL PRIZE

In 2018, this award went to one of our Indigenous Scholarship Program students, Lily Bougoure. Lily embodied the spirit of Pymble pride in her academic studies and in her commitment to numerous sports, including Rugby, AFL, Touch Football, Tennis, Hockey and Netball. As Co-captain of Sport and Activities, she led Pymble teams with great enthusiasm and passion and she has been an outstanding role model for all girls at the College and especially her fellow Indigenous scholars.

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In 2018, 251 students from Pymble Ladies’ College sat for the NSW Higher School Certificate in 45 courses. A further 21 accelerated Year 11 students sat for the HSC examination in Mathematics. On average, 80% of Pymble candidates across all 2 Unit courses offered at the College achieved results in Band 5 and 6, compared with 47% of students across the state in the same subjects. In the 1 Unit Extension courses, on average, 98% were placed in Band E3 or E4, compared with 86% across the state.

When compared to the state average, results in Bands 5 and 6 (2 unit courses) and Bands E3 and E4 (Extension courses) have remained consistently high, with student achievement above state level in most courses offered at the College. In 2018, the combined Band 5 and 6 results were 30% or more above the state percentages in the following subjects: Agriculture, Ancient History, Biology, Business Studies, Dance, Drama, English as a Second Language, Food Technology, Geography, Legal Studies, Mathematics General 2, Modern History, Music 1, PDHPE, Physics, Senior Science, Textiles and Design, Visual Arts and Hospitality.

In the period from 2017 to 2018, the following are examples of percentage improvement in Band 5/6 results: Agriculture 30%, Business Studies 15%, Dance 10%, Earth and Environmental Science 6%, English Standard 8%, Legal Studies 17%, Mathematics General 2 13%, Modern History 12%, Physics 4%, Senior Science 13%, Textiles and Design 7% and Hospitality 25%

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All’ Ultimo Lavoro – Strive for the highest

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